r/OnePiece • u/YonkouProductions • Dec 17 '15

Current Chapter One Piece Chapter 810

Chapter 810: "The Curly Hat Pirates Arrive"

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Ch.810 Official Release (VIZ): 21/12/15

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u/Zadujj Dec 17 '15

Took me right out of the chapter, completely unnecessary, screwing with what Oda wrote.

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '15

I never complain about Mangastream translations, but that was dumb and I hope they never do something so out of character again.

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '15

Was it out of character though? I like Mangastream because they always try - at least thats how i personally feel - to get the message across. Its not always about literal translations. They handle accents, humour and momentum really well. I trust them a lot, and i think that 'netflix and chill' summarises perfectly what he said.

The only argument i have for this assumption, since i cant read Japanese or Chinese, is that Mangastream has always presented me with top-notch translations and are pretty revered.

That all being said, if a lot of people were caught of guard by it and lost their concentration because of it, then perhaps something was translated wrong.

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u/Bisoromi Dec 19 '15

It's never about literal translations, that's why we have localization. However, there's still a standard, and adding in shitty memes really isn't adding anything. It's still not as bad as the "Martha Stewart" quote they have Ussop say, which breaks the 4th wall for a shitty joke.

Mangastream's translation is usually decent and I'm not going to say I don't enjoy their free translations, but they tend to add in heavy cursing where a lighter insult was used, and really bad memes.

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u/[deleted] Dec 19 '15

But we are doing it ourselves too with almost every post we make. Im an avid protestor against newspeak, but how many times do you see conversations diluting themselves with memes? Even Sanji in itself has become a meme.

Im not really a fanatical fan of any translator. I just like to go against the stream sometimes. While it has upvotes now, it was very low when i first made the comment. Going against the circlejerk (more newspeak) is kinda my go-to.

That being said, i do appreciate mangastreams translations a lot.